Resonance-enhanced laser-induced plasma spectroscopy for sensitive elemental analysis: Elucidation of enhancement mechanisms

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 27, 2002, Pages 5114-5116

  Lui, S L ^a   Cheung, N H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INERT GASES; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER PULSES; PHOTOIONIZATION; RESONANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

LASER-INDUCED PLASMA SPECTROSCOPY;

SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0347296294     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1532774     Document Type: Article

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